Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, For the Public Hearing on Bill 18-220, the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Payment In Lieu of Taxes Act of 2009, District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By Jenny Reed • May 21, 2009 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere on Tax Abatements for Development Projects
By Jenny Reed • May 21, 2009 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
A Budget that Made Lemonade Out of Lemons: DC’s Final Budget Protects Many Services — and Even Expands Some — Without Any Regressive Tax Increases
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 15, 2009
Blog
One Week to Go Before the DC Budget Vote: Make Your Voice Heard
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 5, 2009
Blog
Raising Revenue by Creating a New Tax Bracket for Top Earners: A Progressive Approach to Addressing D.C.’s Budget Shortfall
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 1, 2009
Blog
Raising Revenue by Creating a New Tax Bracket for Top Earners: A Progressive Approach to Addressing DC’s Budget Shortfall
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2009 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Youth Employment Programs Should Focus on Quality, Not Just Numbers Served
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 24, 2009
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, at the Joint Public Hearing on the Food Stamp Expansion Act of 2009, District of Columbia Committee on Human Services & Committee on Goverment Operations
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 23, 2009 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Making the Bag Fee Work for the Environment AND Low-Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 21, 2009
All Publications & Resources
Tell Congress: Vote No on Interfering in DC’s Local Lawmaking
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 30, 2026
Budget Resource Page
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 29, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
Budget Resource Page
Lawmakers Must Do More for Struggling Residents in FY 2027 DC Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Federal "Public Charge" Rule
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 15, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Blog
25 Years In, DCFPI Has Built a Strong Foundation for the Road Ahead
By Erica Williams • January 14, 2026
Blog
DC Tax Credits for Households with Low Incomes Will Reduce Child Poverty by One-Fifth
By Maria Manansala • December 18, 2025 • Income & Poverty / Taxes
In The News
Delays and a subsidy shortage leave single homeless residents out in the cold
Street Sense Media • December 9, 2025
Fact Sheets
Why Revenue is Essential for Early Childhood Education
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Part Two of Mayor Bowser’s “Growth” Agenda Ignores Moment of Crisis
By Shira Markoff • November 7, 2025 • Inclusive Economy